·William Blount was born April 6, 1749, at "Rosefield", Bertie County, North Carolina. ·William Blount got married to Mary Grainger February 12, 1778. ·William Blount had six kids: Anne, Mary Louisa, William Grainger, Richard Blackledge, Barbara, and Eliza Blount. ·William Blount died on March 21, 1800, at Knoxville, Tennessee.
William Blount represents North Carolina.
William Blount's role in the Constitutional Convention of 1787:
He organized the state.
He played a major role founding the state of Tennessee.
Served as the president of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention 1796.
Tennessee entered the Union as the 16th state in 1796.
He served his native state in elective office and under arms during the Revolution.
Along with being a delegate from North Carolina he also held the following:
North Carolina of Commons, 1780-1784.
Delegate from North Carolina to U.S. Continental Congress, 1782-1783.
Member Senate of North Carolina General Assembly, 1788-1790.
Member North Carolina Convention of 1789 called to ratify the Constitution.
"William Blount North Carolina." Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Center of Military History, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4292.
· William Blount was born April 6, 1749, at "Rosefield", Bertie County, North Carolina.
· William Blount got married to Mary Grainger February 12, 1778.
· William Blount had six kids: Anne, Mary Louisa, William Grainger, Richard Blackledge, Barbara, and Eliza Blount.
· William Blount died on March 21, 1800, at Knoxville, Tennessee.
William Blount represents North Carolina.
William Blount's role in the Constitutional Convention of 1787:
Along with being a delegate from North Carolina he also held the following:
Citations
William Blount. Teaching American History. Web. 9 Oct. 2009. <http://teachingamericanhistory.org/ratification/stageone.html>.
"William Blount." The Biographies Of Our Ancestors. USGenNet, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. http://www.tngenweb.org/bios/b/blount.html.
"William Blount." Learn NC. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4292.
"William Blount North Carolina." Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Center of Military History, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4292.